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Fatpete		...	10-08-2014 @ 14:54
Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17897 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300 827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq	Tyre pressures were all down by one twentieth of a bar this morning so some topping up was required. Climatic reasons were behind this, I am sure. For those gentle readers who are also motorists - be aware.

little_a		...	10-08-2014 @ 23:49
still a devious weightlifting bastard Member 43, 14374 posts	Fatpete said:And now gentle reader prepare for a shock, on a whim - death by deadlift @ 100 kilos Hey Pete. Just been doing a little reading on the 'Death by' phenomenon. Looks like there's a little bit more to it than going till you drop, as in you go till you drop as long as that's @ 20 minutes. I don't think it matters too much as long as you're consistent with what you decide to do. Your body won't care what the crossfit brand is. Not only are you doing crossfit stuff, but you're on a ladder Woo hoo. Minute 1 – 1 Deadlift (bodyweight - men/70% of bodyweight - women) Minute 2 – 2 Deadlifts Minute 3 – 3 Deadlifts …until you run out of time, tap out or make it twenty rounds. (If you fail to get required number of deadlifts in a minute – start over at 1 and go up the ladder again. Continue for 20 minutes.)

Fatpete		...	11-08-2014 @ 07:01
Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17897 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300 827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq	little_a said: Hey Pete. Just been doing a little reading on the 'Death by' phenomenon. Looks like there's a little bit more to it than going till you drop, as in you go till you drop as long as that's @ 20 minutes. I don't think it matters too much as long as you're consistent with what you decide to do. Your body won't care what the crossfit brand is. Not only are you doing crossfit stuff, but you're on a ladder Woo hoo. Minute 1 – 1 Deadlift (bodyweight - men/70% of bodyweight - women) Minute 2 – 2 Deadlifts Minute 3 – 3 Deadlifts …until you run out of time, tap out or make it twenty rounds. (If you fail to get required number of deadlifts in a minute – start over at 1 and go up the ladder again. Continue for 20 minutes.) Appreciate that Mr. L. I feel obliged to ignore it as there seems to be no mention of age in there. I picked 100 as that was what Jeff and Rick had done so it was handy for comparison purposes. I suspect that bodyweight for a 21 stoner in his late fifties with zero cardio training would be a big ask, but what do I know? I am intrigued to know just how long it will take to show some improvement, the ten may have looked easy but Andy didn't video the gulping and gasping afterwards. Twelve may be a long way off or a surprising and relatively short way off. I have no way of knowing as I have literally never done this type of thing before. Twelve is the target initially but the distance between ten and eleven looks very large. Only one way to find out.

Fatpete		...	11-08-2014 @ 07:03
Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17897 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300 827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq	I'm not on a ladder. I am looking at the bottom rung and sighing wistfully. But I am not on it.

Sparrow		...	11-08-2014 @ 08:48
always lookIng for the extra UT2 work. Member 9, 18279 posts SQ 210, BP 167.5, DL 260 637.5 kgs @ 103kgs UnEq	Fatpete said: Appreciate that Mr. L. I feel obliged to ignore it as there seems to be no mention of age in there. I picked 100 as that was what Jeff and Rick had done so it was handy for comparison purposes. I suspect that bodyweight for a 21 stoner in his late fifties with zero cardio training would be a big ask, but what do I know? I am intrigued to know just how long it will take to show some improvement, the ten may have looked easy but Andy didn't video the gulping and gasping afterwards. Twelve may be a long way off or a surprising and relatively short way off. I have no way of knowing as I have literally never done this type of thing before. Twelve is the target initially but the distance between ten and eleven looks very large. Only one way to find out. You will improve rapidly with this style of training. Quicker than you would gain strength anyway. I wouldn't do the same thing all the time though - there's literally thousands of variations possible. Mix it up to keep it fresh and stop you dreading it (as you will know how much it hurts). If you've never tried it before you've nothing to fear.

Rick		...	11-08-2014 @ 10:06
I am a bench-only guy Member 3, 10035 posts SQ 185, BP 175, DL 235 595.0 kgs @ 140kgs UnEq Administrator	little_a said: Hey Pete. Just been doing a little reading on the 'Death by' phenomenon. Looks like there's a little bit more to it than going till you drop, as in you go till you drop as long as that's @ 20 minutes. I don't think it matters too much as long as you're consistent with what you decide to do. Your body won't care what the crossfit brand is. Not only are you doing crossfit stuff, but you're on a ladder Woo hoo. Minute 1 – 1 Deadlift (bodyweight - men/70% of bodyweight - women) Minute 2 – 2 Deadlifts Minute 3 – 3 Deadlifts …until you run out of time, tap out or make it twenty rounds. (If you fail to get required number of deadlifts in a minute – start over at 1 and go up the ladder again. Continue for 20 minutes.) Where did you find this, Andy? I can't. Everywhere I've seen it described it done it's just go until you tap out, no restarting. And I've never seen any bar loaded to "bodyweight" in any WOD.

Sparrow		...	11-08-2014 @ 10:25
always lookIng for the extra UT2 work. Member 9, 18279 posts SQ 210, BP 167.5, DL 260 637.5 kgs @ 103kgs UnEq	Post Edited: 11.08.2014 @ 10:25 AM by Sparrow Rick said: Where did you find this, Andy? I can't. Everywhere I've seen it described it done it's just go until you tap out, no restarting. And I've never seen any bar loaded to "bodyweight" in any WOD. You do usually just continue until you can't any more, but people do like to tinker with it. Here's a good one: row 2k. But there's a twist - every minute, on the minute, get off the rower and start a burpee* ladder. So one burpee on the first minute, two on the second and so on. Continue until you complete the 2k (or die). * feel free to replace this with whatever you want e.g. deadlift, power clean, push press, thruster etc. Quite a few Metcons use BW % as a guide to the weight to use. Look up 'Linda' - good conditioning for power lifters, but a full session by itself.


little_a		...	11-08-2014 @ 18:26
still a devious weightlifting bastard Member 43, 14374 posts	Rick said: Where did you find this, Andy? I can't. Everywhere I've seen it described it done it's just go until you tap out, no restarting. And I've never seen any bar loaded to "bodyweight" in any WOD. Did a google search on 'Death by Deadlift' and this was the first link http://crossfitsobosouthborough.com/2012/07/24/july-25-2012-de... It may well be their variation. As Jon says there are an infinate number.

little_a		...	11-08-2014 @ 18:38
still a devious weightlifting bastard Member 43, 14374 posts	Fatpete said: Appreciate that Mr. L. I feel obliged to ignore it as there seems to be no mention of age in there. I picked 100 as that was what Jeff and Rick had done so it was handy for comparison purposes. I suspect that bodyweight for a 21 stoner in his late fifties with zero cardio training would be a big ask, but what do I know? I am intrigued to know just how long it will take to show some improvement, the ten may have looked easy but Andy didn't video the gulping and gasping afterwards. Twelve may be a long way off or a surprising and relatively short way off. I have no way of knowing as I have literally never done this type of thing before. Twelve is the target initially but the distance between ten and eleven looks very large. Only one way to find out. I think that you will improve fast on this Pete and once you see the benefits you won't look back mate. I wouldn't sweat the weight either. If 100k is your weight then it's your weight. That's your yardstick. Personally if I were doing this and wanted to improve on this format I would aim to achieve my target backwards. IE if you're aiming for 12 go - Min1 12 Min2 11 Min3 10 and so on. This way get easier as you get more tired and (IMO) if you can't do it this way you won't do it the standard way. Again as Jon says you'll need to split it up to avoid physical and mental stagnation, so something like 5 12's @ 100k with a minute rest inbetween (or 2 mins to start with). As long as you keep it interesting and you're pushing your CV & recovery it doesn't really matter. I would be tempted to throw in a different variant as well and do these sessions at least twice a week. Standing press with 60k, Power cln with 60k etc. The exercise or resistence isn't nearly as important as the stress that you'll be putting on your recovery systems. Really am made up for you that you're picking up this type of stuff x

little_a		...	11-08-2014 @ 18:42
still a devious weightlifting bastard Member 43, 14374 posts	Fatpete said: I am intrigued to know just how long it will take to show some improvement As well as improvements I think the benefits could shock you. Give it an honest couple of months and you may well kick your self for not doing it sooner. I did.

Fatpete		...	11-08-2014 @ 21:30
Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17897 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300 827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq	Monday, 11th August, start 17:00 Dream run up to the gym tonight, quite the opposite of Friday. On the northbound - clockwise slip road at junction 11 there are a pair of traffic lights - 9185K1 and 9185K2 and if the fact that I know their numbers does not show the amount of I time I have spent stopped at those f**kers I don't know what does. They are on red for fifteen seconds and then green for two. I have no idea what these things are supposed to do but all they actually do is make you stop either three, four or fives times before allowing you to join the queue to get onto what is always a particularly busy stretch of motorway. Tonight they were off and things were much better. It doesn't take much to make me happy. Anyhoo Squat, raw, 20 x 5 20 x 5 20 x 5 60 x 5 60 x 5 60 x 5 belt on 100 x 5 140 x 5 160 x 5 180 x 5 190 x 5 A slight improvement on last time I did fives but i am happy with that. April checked depth and all were "in" Hack squats 110 x 5 150 x 5 190 x 5 210 x 5 230 x 5 Again a slight improvement on last time and so a bit happier. Two improvements and switched off traffic lights. Any more of this and I may just black out from sheer excitement. Happy days.

Fatpete		...	13-08-2014 @ 08:29
Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17897 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300 827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq	9185K1 and 9185K2 were switched on again yesterday so that little dream didn't last long. Yesterday was the glorious 12th so I should speak to Rick about grouse-eating. Today is the 50th anniversary of the last hanging in the UK. I have just received a text saying that Oldham is cancelled this evening so a death by deadlift could well be on the cards tonight. I realize that is is a very varied and random post and apologize to my gentle readers for that. Hopefully a more structured order will return in the very near future.

Rick		...	13-08-2014 @ 08:57
I am a bench-only guy Member 3, 10035 posts SQ 185, BP 175, DL 235 595.0 kgs @ 140kgs UnEq Administrator	If you have a day off in the rest of the holiday we could certainly go to the Parker's. Jon at the Farmers had been tweeting about grosse but I doubt he'll have any on; I suppose one of the Trees might. I'll enquire.

Fatpete		...	13-08-2014 @ 20:35
Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17897 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300 827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq	Post Edited: 13.08.2014 @ 20:51 PM by Fatpete Wednesday, 13th August, start 17:10 Bench, raw 20 x 10 20 x 10 20 x 10 20 x 10 60 x 5 60 x 5 80 x 5 100 x 5 110 x 4 110 x 4 110 x 4 110 x 4 110 x 4 Skull crushers 30 x 8 40 x 8 50 x 8 Death by deadlift @ 100 kgs 11 One better than last time which, frankly, surprised me. Don't get me wrong, I am delighted. But I didn't expect it. Mr Coupe again filmed bits, including the gasping and gurgling at the end which he will include for your entertainment. Happy days, sadly girl number one is poorly again so no oldham, so day not as happy as it could be. Might just see if I can arrange a take-away for tomorrow. Then again, I might not. Probably will though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF8XymPcEsg

Fatpete		...	13-08-2014 @ 20:52
Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17897 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300 827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq	Post Edited: 13.08.2014 @ 20:54 PM by Fatpete

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